Within the Discussion Board component, there are three different levels: Discussion Board, Forum, and Thread. Discussion Boards are found on the Control Panel, under Course Tools. Each board has Forums, which are areas of most specific focus for discussion (see example below). And then finally users post to the Forum by creating a Thread, which users can use to interact with each other by replying to each others' posts.
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Example of Discussion board vs Forum vs Thread So, in this example there is one Discussion Board called Book 1. Within that there are two forums: Chapter Summaries and Theme 1. There are then Threads within the forum, which is where people actually post and discuss.
Create a Discussion Board Forum in a Content Area/Folder Please note that you are not creating a Discussion Board, rather you are creating a Forum that is added to the default course Discussion Board. To create additional Discussion Boards, you must create a Group and enroll students in it.
Go to a Content Area/Folder
Blackboard courses come with two default Content Areas: Content and Information, located on the Left Menu
Blackboard course come with two default Content Areas: Content and Information, located on the Left Menu
Click Tools tab
Click Discussion Board
Select “Select a Discussion Board Forum”
Select the Discussion Board from the Select A Discussion Board Forum box
Click Next
Fill in name and other necessary information
Set Availability
Select any Standard Options wanted
Click Submit
Link to Discussion Board Page
Go to a Content Area/Folder
Blackboard course come with two default Content Areas: Content and Information, located on the Left Menu
Click Tools tab
Click Discussion Board
Select Link to Discussion Board Page
Fill in name and other necessary information
Set Availability
Select any Standard Options wanted
Click Submit
Delete a forum using the control panel
Open the Control Panel on the Left Menu
Click Course Tools
Click Discussion Board
Select a Discussion Board
Note that each course comes with one default Discussion Board, and have additional ones as created with Groups.
Select the forums to be deleted
Click Delete
Click OK
Advanced Options
Viewing Threads/Replies: There are two options here: Standard View and an option requiring students to post a thread before they can see other threads. If participants are required to create threads in order to view other threads in the forum, they cannot delete or edit their own posts, and cannot post anonymously. Those options will be set for you automatically. Grade: This option allows you to choose whether the Forum will be graded, or if you would like to grade individual Threads. If you choose to grade the Threads, it will turn off participants ability to post new Threads. Subscribe: This allows users to subscribe to a specific Forums or Threads, and receive email notifications about new posts. Create and Edit: This option defines what participants can do with their posts; if they can edit or delete posts, or add attachments, etc. Additional Options: This option determines whether participants can tag posts or rate them.
For instructions without photos, please visit this page.
Example of Discussion board vs Forum vs Thread
So, in this example there is one Discussion Board called Book 1. Within that there are two forums: Chapter Summaries and Theme 1. There are then Threads within the forum, which is where people actually post and discuss.
Discussion Board: Book 1
Forum: Chapter Summaries
Threads: Chapter 1, Chapter 2, etc.
Forum: Theme 1
Threads: John’s examples, MaryBeth’s Examples
Create a Discussion Board Forum in a Content Area/Folder
Please note that you are not creating a Discussion Board, rather you are creating a Forum that is added to the default course Discussion Board. To create additional Discussion Boards, you must create a Group and enroll students in it.
Create a Forum within a Discussion Board Using the Control Panel
Link to a Previously Made Discussion Board Forum
Link to Discussion Board Page
Delete a forum using the control panel
- Select a Discussion Board
Note that each course comes with one default Discussion Board, and have additional ones as created with Groups.Advanced Options
Viewing Threads/Replies: There are two options here: Standard View and an option requiring students to post a thread before they can see other threads. If participants are required to create threads in order to view other threads in the forum, they cannot delete or edit their own posts, and cannot post anonymously. Those options will be set for you automatically.
Grade: This option allows you to choose whether the Forum will be graded, or if you would like to grade individual Threads. If you choose to grade the Threads, it will turn off participants ability to post new Threads.
Subscribe: This allows users to subscribe to a specific Forums or Threads, and receive email notifications about new posts.
Create and Edit: This option defines what participants can do with their posts; if they can edit or delete posts, or add attachments, etc.
Additional Options: This option determines whether participants can tag posts or rate them.